Apr 3, 2014 | Hawaiin legends, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog, Waianapanapa Coast.
There is a short looped trail down to the caves from the Waianapanapa State Park parking lot . The caves are actually a collapsed lava tube and are very damp, mossy and extremely lush. They contain two pools both of which are red in color, due to the numerous shrimp...
Apr 1, 2014 | Hawaiin legends, heiau (religious temples), The Road To Hana, Waianapanapa Coast.
120 acres preserved by the state of Hawaii for its natural beauty and numerous historical sites. These include walls, house foundations, temples and grave sites. You will see raised platforms topped with smooth boulders, these are where human bones lie and are still...
Feb 18, 2014 | Hawaiin legends, KE'ANAE PENNINSULA, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
The legend of the fertile Keanae Peninsula tells of a time when all of Keanae was barren lava rock. The competitive chief who ruled ancient Keanae declared that all the villagers would hike into the valley to gather soil in baskets, bringing back enough to turn the...
Feb 3, 2014 | Alau Island, Hawaii History, Hawaiin legends, The Road To Hana
Off of Haneoo Road is the beautiful Koki Beach, a beach that is not safe for swimming but has a beautiful view. Right off the coast, you can see Alau Island, a small island crowned with coconut palms. The trees were planted to commemorate a father’s loss of...
Feb 1, 2014 | Hamoa Beach, Hawaiin legends, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Koki and Hamoa Beaches, two of Hana’s most accessible – and most beautiful – beaches. As you drive down Haneoo Road, look to the ocean side – you will see a cinder cone hill known a Ka Iwi O Pele, a Hawaiian name meaning “bones of...
Jan 26, 2014 | Hawaiin legends, Paia, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Hawaiian legend says Hana was the birthplace of the demigod Maui, who was born a mortal, then raised by the gods when his mother sent him into the sea during a time of famine. He returned to Hana with powers granted to him by the god of the waters. It is said Maui...
